The Alliance Party ( hy, Դաշինք կուսակցություն, translit=Dashink’ kusakts’ut’yun), also known as the Alliance of Progressive Centrists, is an

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. It was founded in 2015 and is currently led by .

History

Tigran Urikhanyan had served in the

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following the

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as a candidate running with the

Prosperous Armenia Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP; hy, Բարգավաճ Հայաստան կուսակցություն, Bargavatch Hayastan kusaktsut’yun, abbreviated as ԲՀԿ BHK), is a conservative political party in Armenia. It was founded by businessman Gagi ...

party. Urikhanyan subsequently left Prosperous Armenia and founded the Alliance Party in 2015. He was nominated as Chairman of the party. The party participated in the

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s as part of the Tsarukyan Alliance. The alliance won 31 seats out of 105 in the National Assembly. Despite the alliance's victory, it officially dissolved prior to the

2018 Armenian parliamentary election Snap parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 9 December 2018, as none of the parties in the National Assembly were able to put forward and then elect a candidate for Prime Minister in the two-week period following the resignation of incum ...

. The Alliance Party chose not to participate in the 2018 elections, although Urikhanyan participated under Prosperous Armenia's

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. Following the 2021 Armenian political crisis and the

2020–2021 Armenian protests The 2020−2021 Armenian protests (also known as the March of Dignity; hy, Արժանապատվության երթ, translit=Arzhanapatvut'yan yert') were a series of protests that began following the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement on 10 ...

, Urikhanyan announced that the Alliance Party would participate in the

2021 Armenian parliamentary election Snap parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 20 June 2021. The elections had initially been scheduled for 9 December 2023, but were called earlier due to a political crisis following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War and an alleged attempted ...

s. There was discussion of the Alliance Party joining the "New Union" political alliance with the Voice of the Nation Party and the Towards Russia Party, however Urikhanyan opted not to join. On 26 May 2021, the Alliance Party confirmed its intentions to participate in the 2021 elections under the Armenia is Our Home party. The Armenia is Our Home party is led by Ara Abramyan, but Urikhanyan was nominated to be the candidate for prime minister. The Armenia is Our Home party included members from Urikhanyan's Alliance Party, as well as, members from th
Union of Armenians of Russia
organization. Following the election, the Armenia is Our Home party received just 0.96% of the popular vote, failing to win any seats in the National Assembly. The Alliance Party currently acts as an

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force.

Ideology

The party self describes its principle ideology as progressive centrist and believes that liberal, democratic values are acceptable within the framework of preserving national and traditional values. The party believes in creating a strong state, promoting development, strengthening

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, and the

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. In terms of economics, the party favors effectively applying a socialist-liberal system of economic order. The party recognizes the need for a system based on

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, however, some aspects of the economy would be regulated and coordinated by the state. In regards to foreign policy, the party supports continued cooperation with

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and believes Armenia should further integrate with other

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member states.

Activities

On 9 November 2020, the party signed a joint declaration with the other member parties of the

Homeland Salvation Movement The Homeland Salvation Movement ( hy, Հայրենիքի փրկության շարժում, translit=Hayrenik’i p’rkut’yan sharzhum) was an Armenian political alliance, consisting of several opposition political parties, led by Vazgen Man ...

calling on Prime Minister

Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan ( hy, Նիկոլ Վովայի Փաշինյան, ; born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician serving as the prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in 1 ...

to resign during the 2020–2021 Armenian protests.

Electoral record

Parliamentary elections

References

External links

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